The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh announced Tuesday it is offering eligible faculty and staff a voluntary retirement buyout with a one-time payment equal to 50% of an employee's annual base salary.

UW-Oshkosh becomes the third campus within the UW System to offer buyouts in an effort to reduce its workforce in the face of state budget cuts. UW-Eau Claire was the first, followed last week by UW-Superior.

UW-Oshkosh expects about 100 employees would be eligible. It has set a goal of reducing its workforce by 80 within the next three years.(119)

Bucks win Boylan's debut by beating Suns, 108-99

Brandon Jennings wasn't happy with the way he found out about coach Scott Skiles' departure.

But Jennings helped make a winner of Jim Boylan in the new Bucks coach's debut Tuesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Jennings finished with 29 points and nine assists while leading the Bucks to a 108-99 victory over the Phoenix Suns, halting a four-game slide.

Rookie John Henson made a big contribution off the bench with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Monta Ellis had 13 points and Ersan Ilyasova, restored to the starting lineup by Boylan, contributed 12 points, six rebounds and four assists in 27 minutes.

After the Suns cut their deficit to four points, Jennings threw an alley-oop for a dunk by Henson and Mike Dunleavy drove for a basket to give the Bucks a 99-91 lead with 2:46 remaining.

Larry Sanders got the crowd going with a huge follow dunk to put the Bucks in front, 104-94, with 1:30 left. Sanders added an emphatic rejection of a shot by Shannon Brown in the final minute. Sanders cupped his hand to his forehead as he searched for the landing spot for his swat, his sixth of the night.

"I don't know, it disappeared on me," Sanders said with a laugh. "It went in the stands somewhere. I didn't see where it went."

It was the fourth straight game Sanders has blocked four or more shots. It's the longest streak of four-block games by a Bucks player since Elmore Smith did it in November 1975. The franchise's longest streak of four-block games belongs to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who did it in eight straight games during the 1973-'74 season.

Sanders also had 10 points, eight rebounds and three steals.

The Suns (12-24) lost their 10th consecutive road game despite 21 points from Goran Dragic and 18 points and eight assists by Jared Dudley.

Former Milwaukee Vincent star Diante Garrett was active for the Suns but did not play.

Jennings said before the game he found out about Skiles' departure from the former coach and not from anyone in Bucks management.

He sank 9 of 15 shots and 5 of 7 from three-point range while playing 37 minutes.

"I was just on a mission to get a win, period," Jennings said. "Just the fact that we lost four in a row.

"We didn't want to lose another one. But the most important thing is we have a back-to-back. We have Chicago (on Wednesday), a team that's in our division. And we haven't been that great on back-to-backs. So I'm already thinking about Chicago right now."

"I like the way it looks right now," Boylan said of his post rotations with Ilyasova starting and Henson subbing at the 4 spot and Sanders at center and backed up by Udoh.

"I like Ersan out there for his offense, his hustle and his rebounding. John (Henson) is still trying to find his scoring in the NBA. He is so long that he really gives people problems when he is gathered around the basket, with his pump-fakes and his ability as a right-handed player to use his left hand. You'd swear he's a left-handed player. That's a tough cover for most defenses."

Boylan became the fourth coach in franchise history to take over during the season, joining Don Nelson, Frank Hamblen and Larry Krystkowiak.